To the problem of cultural and historical evaluation of the media heritage of Alexander Shiryayev

Abstract

The article examines the significance of A. V. Shiryaev’s media works for preserving the creative heritage of Russian ballet art, character dance, and the development of the national ballet school. It traces the genesis of A. V. Shiryaev’s media works, proposes their genre and technical-technological differentiation, and examines the goals and objectives of his media creativity. The article highlights A. V. Shiryaev’s distinctive aesthetic, which combines elements of both ballet art and media art, and identifies the features of his individual style. The main directions of the scientific discussion related to the discovery of the A. V. Shiryaev video archive are highlighted. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the comprehension of previously unaccounted aspects of the artistic and historical process of the 1900‒ 1910 period. The work creates the preconditions for the development of the problem of the intersection of ballet and cinema art, expanding the understanding of the early stage of the formation of cinema, the history of media art, dance art, and ballet pedagogy.